An explanation of the mistaken principle on which the Commutation Act was founded  and the nature of the mischiefs that must follow from a perseverance in it. In a second address to the public, from Thomas Bates Rous, Esq.

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An explanation of the mistaken principle on which the Commutation Act was founded and the nature of the mischiefs that must follow from a perseverance in it. In a second address to the public, from Thomas Bates Rous, Esq.